And now his pals the Russians are undercutting him

[JHB]

Link to tweet

Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR
Moscow unconvinced by US claims that al-Baghdadi has been killed. Russian defence ministry refers to “valid doubts about the reality & success (of the operation), says “no air strikes by US or coalition forces registered in Idlib de-escalation zone on Saturday or recent days.”
11:01 AM · Oct 27, 2019

Link to tweet

Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR
Russian defence ministry: “We are not aware of any assistance having being given to US Air Force flights into the air space of the Idlib de-escalation zone in this operation...”
11:06 AM · Oct 27, 2019

Worth repeating from last week...

[jberryhill]

1. Theater

[underpants]

2. Oh yeah well PFC Jessica Lynch can confirm it

I’m sorry to use her name as a joke (she WAS horribly harmed) but my first reaction to this news was “Who?” - I wasn’t aware of Al Baghdadi- and since then this whole thing keeps going towards the PFC Lynch story territory.

[Jarqui]

3. So he lied about watching it as he was playing golf

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212627589

We have this:
June 16, 2017 Russia claims it killed ISIS leader al-Baghdadi
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212627601

He lied about the DNA testing

And we have the above.

Reminds me of "the Boy Who Cried Wolf". Why should we believe Trump after all his lying?

[JHB]

5. He left the golf club as it was getting started

Raid began at 3:30, motorcade departing the golf club started rolling at 3:33.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12627598

So he might have gotten there some time into it, but having spent the previous 5 hours golfing, he wasn't exactly in the loop for preparations nor operations.

And if he did watch any of it, what do you want to be his main concern was crappy video quality compared to what he's used to?

[Jarqui]

8. It was dark - raid starting about 4 hours after sunset in Syria

So the video would be limited.

It apparently was authorized a week ago so they were not sitting around waiting for it.

Still doesn't clear up the Russian contradictions (they'd already killed him, they did not provide help, nothing seen in their airspace, etc), not advising Pelosi/Schiff, the DNA claim, etc

His penchant for lying may come back to bite him here.

[gab13by13]

4. Why would Turkey publicize that it,

gave up Baghdadi's location? Turkey allowed ISIS to cross back and forth across its border. Why would Turkey be pizzing off ISIS and opening its country up to terrorism?

Just asking.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Trump is a lying show-man.

He has already put words in people's mouths, claiming they said supporting statements for his actions while they have no recollection of any such conversation.

I think Trump is walking in deep, deep water by using this strategy on men who control military might.

[crickets]

11. +1

"I think Trump is walking in deep, deep water by using this strategy on men who control military might."

[Hortensis]

6. I have no opinion, but a lot of people are wondering at

Baghdadi being in Idlib province at all, and with an unrecognizable body, etcetera...

[MoonRiver]

9. Well, he is their puppet, so why not?

[dawnie51]

10. All TV.....

all the time. Drama, ratings, plot twists, it's becoming tedious.

[UTUSN]

12. K&R